Book-mark



(No Model.)

B. S. PIGKETT.

BOOK MARK.

- No. 571,453. I Patented Nov. 1'7, 1896.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR d/Z, add/W y ATTOR/VEVJ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUFUS S. PICKETT, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

BOOK-MARK,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,453, dated November1'7, 1896.

Application filed February 21, 1896. fierlal No. 580 201. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Burns S. PICKETT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBook-Marks, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to book-marks, and the object thereof is toprovide a simple and efiective device which may quickly and easily beconnected with a book when open and which is adapted to hold a book openat any desired point or to provide means whereby a book may be opened atany desired point or page, and with this and other objects in view theinvention consists in the device hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which-- Figure 1 is aplan view of an open book, showing my improved book-mark connectedtherewith; and Fig. 2 a section through the central fold of the book.

In the practice of my invention I provide a book-mark which is composedof a piece of spring-wire, one end of which is flattened, as shown at A,and said wire is formed into a loop, the longer arm of which iscorrugated or wave-shaped in form, as shown at B, and the end of saidarm is provided with a ring or eye 0. This device is adapted to beconnected with a book- B, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the flat end or armof the loop being passed beneath the back thereof and the longerwave-shaped arm B in this position resting in the fold of the book, asclearly shown in Fig. 1. The ring or eye C at the end of the longer armB serves as means by which the device may be handled or manipulated, andit will be understood that said device may be connected with the book atany desired point or may be used to separate any of the leaves thereof.

This book mark and holder is simple in construction and operation andcomparatively in expensive, while being perfectly adapted to accomplishthe result for which it is intended. The spring-action thereof is suchas to hold it in place at all times whether the book be open or closed,and it will not, therefore, come off or be disconnected from the book,and this feature is an important advantage over most of the book-marksnow employed.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A book-mark, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, consisting of a loop-shaped piece of spring-wire or similarmaterial, the short arm of which is flattened, and the longer arm havingundulations or curves formed therein in a plane passing through theshort arm, the extremity of the longer arm being provided with an eye orloop to manipulate the same, the shorter arm being adapted to passbeneath the back of the book, and the longer arm to mark the page, asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention Ihave signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 19th day ofFebruary, 1896.

RUFUS S. PIOKET'I. Witnesses:

JAMES BISHOP, CHAS. D. NIooLL.

